We need a better dictionary

[bodonovan]

The plain text 'words' file needs updating

[mpa-LHutchinson]

Hi @bodonovan, can you assign this issue to me and give it the "hacktoberfest" label? I'll get working on it as soon as I can today. Also, is there anything about the file specifically that you want changed?

[bodonovan]

I don't think I explained what is involved so here goes:

• The words file is supposed to contain. all English words
• Only 4 and 5 letter words matter (all other words get ignored)
• • 5 letter words might be the wordle hidden word
• • 4 letter words might get s added to the end to become a wordle answer
• Right now the list is a file which I stole from my Mac. I use wordle_cheat to solve the wordle puzzle and I occasionally notice that the hidden word is not in my dictionary. I am not sure where to get a better dictionary, but I just know there must be one out there

Is that clear?

[mpa-LHutchinson]

So the current file doesn't contain every 4-5 letter word, and you need these missing words to be added?

[bodonovan]

So the current file doesn't contain every 4-5 letter word, and you need these missing words to be added?

exactly

[bodonovan]

FYI. If you have a Mac or Linux system you will find the current dictionary at /usr/share/dict/words

[bodonovan]

I am not sure where to get a list of words, but a Google search would probably be a good place to start looking.

By the way, I googled hacktober-fest and it looks like a cool event.

[mpa-LHutchinson]

@bodonovan I updated this issue with #4

[mpa-LHutchinson]

@bodonovan can you add the "hacktoberfest" topic to the entire repo so my pull request can get accepted for hacktoberfest? Sorry for not clarifying this earlier.

[bodonovan]

I am not sure how to add the hacktoberfest-accepted tag to the entire repository so I added to this issue instead.

Thanks again for your help